Bear electrocuted in Kyoto

Bear electrocuted in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A dead bear is taken to a Kyoto police station Sept. 6 after it was likely electrocuted on a mountain road in northern Kyoto. Police said the bear might have bit a high-voltage cable as its mouth was charred and a poll near where it was found dead had scratches on it.

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